Improve Fuel Economy Up To 7% With xFE Technology

From St. Louis to Seoul, South Korea, real-world tests with customer fleets demonstrate xFE’s ability to improve fuel economy up to seven percent over comparatively equipped models.

Features

xFE is another in a string of innovative, fuel saving ideas from Allison, a leader in bus transmission technology. This extra savings results from new gear ratios designed to squeeze more value from every tank of fuel.

Faster Lock Up

We’ve designed our transmission models with xFE to lock up at lower speeds specifically for the constant shifting and lower average speeds of city and transit buses. This means lock up happens significantly earlier and buses run longer where they are most efficient.

xFE Builds On FuelSense® Max To Save Even MorE

To get the most out of every drop of fuel, Allison 5th Generation Electronic Controls offer an enhanced array of smart controls designed to increase fuel economy for the specific needs of any application.

EcoCal—Provides lower shift points to get into lock up as soon as possible, providing necessary performance without shift cycling.

Dynamic Shift Sensing—Automatically selects between lower/higher speed shift schedules, based on the vehicle’s actual payload and the grade on which it is operating. This optimizes fuel economy while maintaining superior performance.

Acceleration Rate Management—Mitigates aggressive driving by controlling engine torque based on the vehicle’s grade and load.

Neutral At Stop—Automatically eliminates the load on the engine when the vehicle is at a full stop to save fuel and reduce overall vehicle emissions.

Designed For Both Fleet And OEM Convenience

City and transit buses are the ideal application for xFE technology. The start-stop dense routes and lower average speed duty cycles present special challenges for any transmission. Allison fully automatic transmissions with xFE meet these challenges without sacrificing drivability or performance, and are compatible with alternative fuel engines. Best of all, installation of an xFE transmission is the same as a standard Allison model.